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[[File:Pat and Roger Sims at Midwestcon 40.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|'''[[Pat Sims|Pat]] and Roger Sims at [[Midwestcon 40]] in 1989.''' ''Photo by [[Mark Olson]].'']](June 8, 1930 – January 23, 2022)
  
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When Roger Sims was 19 in 1949 he called a phone number in the letter column of a [[prozine]], discovered [[Detroit]] [[fandom]] and as a result entered fandom that same year.  He has been a member of a [[club]] continuously since and is married to fellow [[fan]] [[Pat Sims]].
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When '''Roger “Teddy Bear” Sims''' was 19, in 1949, he called a phone number in the [[lettercolumn]] of a [[prozine]], discovered [[Detroit]] [[fandom]] and as a result entered fandom that same year.  He was a member of a [[club]] continuously since. His first club was the [[DSFL|Detroit Science Fiction League]]/MSFS (the [[Misfits]]); his second was the [[Lunarians]] of [[New York]], his third, the [[Cincinnati Fantasy Group]].  Lastly, he was a member of the [[Orlando Science Fiction Society]].  
  
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His first club was the [[Detroit Science Fiction League]] (the [[Misfits]]); his second was the [[Lunarians]] of [[New York]], his third, The [[Cincinnati Fantasy Group]].  Currently he is a member of the [[Orlando Science Fiction Society]].  His first [[Worldcon]] was [[Norwescon]] in [[Portland, OR]] in 1950.
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He was [[co-chair]] with [[Fred Prophet]] of the [[Detention]], the 17th [[Worldcon]], held in Detroit in 1959, and was "ConChair Emeritus" at [[Detcon 1]], the [[NASFiC]] in Detroit in 2014.
  
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He was Co-chair with [[Fred Prophet]] of the [[Detention]], the 17th [[Worldcon]] held in Detroit in 1959, and was "ConChair Emeritus" at [[Detcon 1]] in Detroit in 2014.
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[[File:SimsRoger&IreneBaron1954.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Roger [[snogging]] with [[Irene Baron]] at [[SFCon]], 1954.''' ''Photo by [[Peter Graham]] from ''[[Abstract]]'' 8.'']]
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His first [[Worldcon]] was the 1950 [[NorWesCon]] in [[Portland, OR]], and he attended at least 56 Worldcons.  At [[Nolacon]] in 1951, he was one of the people staying in the famous [[Room 770]] (he was actually ''registered'' in the room).  
  
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His first Worldcon was the 1950 [[NorWesCon]] and he has attended 56 Worldcons.  At Nolacon, he was one of the people staying in the famous [[Room 770]] (he was actually ''registered'') and he was a member of the [[Fannish Underground]].  He and his wife [[Pat Sims|Pat]] were part of two failed Worldcon bids: the [[Detroit in '82]] and [[Louisville in '94]]. He was the [[fan GoH]] at six [[regionals]]. With [[Bill Bowers]] he hosted [[Corflu 4]] and he and Pat hosted [[Ditto 10]], [[Ditto 17]] and [[FanHistoriCon 9]].  He was one of the administrators of the [[Don Ford Fund]] and a member of [[Second Fandom]], and was in the 1983 [[fannish film|fannish video]] ''[[Faans (video)]]''.  He was on the advisory council of the dreaded [[WSFS, Inc.]]. He chaired the later group of [[Michicons]]. He was a member of the [[Detroit in '85]] [[NASFiC]] [[bid]].
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He got his “Teddy Bear” [[nickname]] at [[SFCon]], the 1954 Worldcon: He was making time with [[Irene Baron]] when her boyfriend came over and asked whether he was bothering her. “Roger?” Irene said. “Of course not. He’s just a teddy bear.”
  
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He tells the story of the drive to [[SFCon]], the 1954 Worldcon in [[San Francisco]], with [[Harlan Ellison]] and [[George Young]].  Harlan was driving and made an error in judgment and they were chased by a police car. Harlan said "Let's change seats -- I don't have a license!" so -- while still being chased -- they switched drivers and Roger was able to talk his way out of the ticket.
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He was subsequently appointed head of the [[Teddy Bear Army]] in 1954.  
  
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His [[fanzines]] include ''[[DUFF Talk-About]]'', ''[[Fantasy-Scope]]'' ''[[Teddy Bear]]''. He was appointed head of the [[Teddy Bear Army]] in 1954.  He was a member of [[SAPS]].
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He told the story of the drive to [[San Francisco]] for [[SFCon]] with [[Harlan Ellison]] and [[George Young]]. Harlan was driving and made an error in judgment and they were chased by a police car. Harlan said "Let's change seats — I don't have a license!" so — while still being chased — they switched drivers. Roger was able to talk his way out of the ticket.
  
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Read: [[Aussiecon One Reminiscence (Sims)]]
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He also had a story about [[hectography]].
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[[File:SimsRoger1959.jpeg|thumb|'''[[Co-chair]] Roger Sims at the podium at [[Detention]], 1959.''' ]]
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He was a member of the [[Fannish Underground]].  He and his wife [[Pat Sims|Pat]] were part of two failed Worldcon bids: the [[Detroit in '82]] and [[Louisville in '94]]. He [[co-chaired]] [[Border Cities Con]] and [[chaired]] the later group of [[Michicons]]. He was a member of the [[Detroit in '85]] [[NASFiC]] [[bid]]. With [[Bill Bowers]] he hosted [[Corflu 4]], and he and Pat hosted [[Ditto 10]], [[Ditto 17]] and [[FanHistoriCon 9]].  He was one of the administrators of the [[Don Ford Fund]] and a member of [[Second Fandom]].
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Roger starred in the 1983 [[fannish film|fannish video]] ''[[Faans (video)]]''.  He was the [[fan GoH]] at six [[regionals]].  He and Pat won [[DUFF]] in 1995.
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He was on the advisory council of the dreaded [[WSFS, Inc.]]
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His [[fanzines]] include ''[[DUFF Talk-About]]'', ''[[Fantasy-Scope]]'' and ''[[Teddy Bear]]''.  He was a member of [[SAPS]] (for which he produced ''[[Hay is for Horses]]''), [[FLAP]], and [[ANZAPA]].
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He married fellow [[fan]] [[Pat Sims]] on August 16, 1964, having met her at [[Midwestcon]] the year before. From 1960–64, he was married to [[Mabel Young|Mabel "Mae" Young]], Misfit [[George Young]]’s sister. Misfit [[prexy]] [[Bennett Sims]] was his cousin. 
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Roger died after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease.
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'''More Reading: '''
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*  [https://fanac.org/conpubs/Worldcon/Nolacon%20II/Nolacon%20II%20Program%20Book.pdf Introduction] by [[Lynn Hickman]], [[Nolacon II]] [[Program Book]], p. 37.
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* “[https://www.jophan.org/mimosa/m16/sims.htm But, Again, That’s Another Story]” ([[Detention]] memoir).
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* [https://www.jophan.org/mimosa/m26/sims.htm Remembrance of Chicon II]
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* [[Aussiecon One Reminiscence (Sims)]].
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* “[https://jophan.org/mimosa/m10/sims.htm The Further Adventures of Midwest Fandom]” by [[Howard DeVore]], [[Lynn Hickman]] and Roger Sims.
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* “[https://www.jophan.org/mimosa/m05/sims.htm The Awful Truth About Roger Sims.]”
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* [https://fanac.org/conpubs/Worldcon/Nolacon%20II/Nolacon%20II%20PR%201.pdf “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue, Has Anybody Seen My Pal?”] by [[Howard DeVore]], [[Nolacon II]] [[PR]] I, p. 5.
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* [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n20863nr/ Photo] at [[Tricon]], 1966.
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* [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2j67fp0/ Photo], with [[Pat Sims]], at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971.
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* [https://file770.com/roger-sims-1930-2022/ Obituary] in ''[[File 770]]''.
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{{fanzines}}
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* ''[[DUFF Talk-About]]''
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* ''[[Fantasy-Scope]]''
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* ''[[Harpies]]''
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* ''[[Hay is for Horses]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
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* ''[[The MISFITS Bulletin]]'' [1969]
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* ''[[Teddy Bear]]''
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* ''[[The Teddy Bear's Sapszine]]'' [1972] (for [[SAPS]])
  
 
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*1984 -- [[InConJunction IV]]
 
* 1988 -- '''[[Nolacon II]]'''
 
* 1988 -- '''[[Nolacon II]]'''
 
* 1991 -- [[Kubla 1991 Albuk]]
 
* 1991 -- [[Kubla 1991 Albuk]]
 
* 1993 -- [[Transcendental ConFusion]]
 
* 1993 -- [[Transcendental ConFusion]]
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* 1995 -- [[1995 DUFF Race|DUFF]] winner
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* 1995 -- [[1995 DUFF Race]] winner
 
* 1999 -- [[Rivercon XXIV]]
 
* 1999 -- [[Rivercon XXIV]]
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* 2012 -- [[OASIS 25]]
 
* 2020 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
 
* 2020 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
  
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Latest revision as of 07:39, 11 May 2023

Pat and Roger Sims at Midwestcon 40 in 1989. Photo by Mark Olson.

(June 8, 1930 – January 23, 2022)

When Roger “Teddy Bear” Sims was 19, in 1949, he called a phone number in the lettercolumn of a prozine, discovered Detroit fandom and as a result entered fandom that same year. He was a member of a club continuously since. His first club was the Detroit Science Fiction League/MSFS (the Misfits); his second was the Lunarians of New York, his third, the Cincinnati Fantasy Group. Lastly, he was a member of the Orlando Science Fiction Society.

He was co-chair with Fred Prophet of the Detention, the 17th Worldcon, held in Detroit in 1959, and was "ConChair Emeritus" at Detcon 1, the NASFiC in Detroit in 2014.

Roger snogging with Irene Baron at SFCon, 1954. Photo by Peter Graham from Abstract 8.

His first Worldcon was the 1950 NorWesCon in Portland, OR, and he attended at least 56 Worldcons. At Nolacon in 1951, he was one of the people staying in the famous Room 770 (he was actually registered in the room).

He got his “Teddy Bear” nickname at SFCon, the 1954 Worldcon: He was making time with Irene Baron when her boyfriend came over and asked whether he was bothering her. “Roger?” Irene said. “Of course not. He’s just a teddy bear.”

He was subsequently appointed head of the Teddy Bear Army in 1954.

He told the story of the drive to San Francisco for SFCon with Harlan Ellison and George Young. Harlan was driving and made an error in judgment and they were chased by a police car. Harlan said "Let's change seats — I don't have a license!" so — while still being chased — they switched drivers. Roger was able to talk his way out of the ticket.

He also had a story about hectography.

Co-chair Roger Sims at the podium at Detention, 1959.

He was a member of the Fannish Underground. He and his wife Pat were part of two failed Worldcon bids: the Detroit in '82 and Louisville in '94. He co-chaired Border Cities Con and chaired the later group of Michicons. He was a member of the Detroit in '85 NASFiC bid. With Bill Bowers he hosted Corflu 4, and he and Pat hosted Ditto 10, Ditto 17 and FanHistoriCon 9. He was one of the administrators of the Don Ford Fund and a member of Second Fandom.

Roger starred in the 1983 fannish video Faans. He was the fan GoH at six regionals. He and Pat won DUFF in 1995.

He was on the advisory council of the dreaded WSFS, Inc.

His fanzines include DUFF Talk-About, Fantasy-Scope and Teddy Bear. He was a member of SAPS (for which he produced Hay is for Horses), FLAP, and ANZAPA.

He married fellow fan Pat Sims on August 16, 1964, having met her at Midwestcon the year before. From 1960–64, he was married to Mabel "Mae" Young, Misfit George Young’s sister. Misfit prexy Bennett Sims was his cousin.

Roger died after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease.

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